South Ayrshire Planning Forum
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“Introduction to Planning and the Environment - An
Overview”
Neil Feggans, Development Planning & Customers Team Leader,
Planning Service
Ground Rules
Don’t wish to discuss:
specific planning applications or proposals
merits of development plan policies/sites/proposals
What planning does?
Regulates and controls the development and use of
land, in the public interest
Shapes physical, economic, social and cultural
environments
How does planning do that? Legislative Context
Town & Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
Specific definition of “development”
Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006
Introduces objective of contributing to sustainable
development in exercising planning functions
Related & subordinate legislation
Prescribes what planning authorities must do
How does planning do that? –
Policy Context
Scottish Planning Policy (2010) – under review
• Statement of Scottish Government policy on various planning
topics e.g. Housing, retail, wind farms, minerals, access
Planning Advice Notes (PANs)
Suite of Govt. best practice advice on planning matters
National Planning Framework (NPF) 2 (NPF3 draft)
Identifies Govt. national priority developments
How does planning do that? –
Main Strands
3 main strands of Planning:
Development Plan (planning policy)
Development Management (planning applications &
enforcement of planning control)
Environmental/Other Planning Matters
Development Plan
•Policy framework for assessing planning applications
• Allocates land for different purposes e.g. Housing,
industry
• Provides certainty to investors/developers and public as
to where different forms of development can/can’t take
place
= Investment Certainty
Development Plan
and Policy
=Promote development
Community
Engagement
= Quality environment
Negotiation
= Economic Development
Planning
Application
Implementation
Development Plan
• evidence based
•Process of stakeholder engagement
• key agencies e.g. SNH, Historic Scotland, SEPA
• Public consultation
•Current Development Plan comprises
•AJSP (2007)
•SALP (2007)
•Proposed LDP – approved for examination (2013)
Development Plan
Policies that seek to protect:
Historic environment – scheduled monuments, listed buildings,
conservation areas, designed landscapes
Natural environment – designated sites (SSSI, LWS) protected
species, biodiversity, landscape, trees
Outdoor access/active travel routes
Policies promoting good design
Policies supporting:
Renewable energy developments
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve
CSGN
Ayrshire & Galloway Dark Skies Park
Supplementary guidance – more policy detail
Development Management
Processing applications for planning permission,
listed building consent, advertisement consent etc.
Enforcement of control e.g. Conditions, unauthorised
development
Must determine applications in accord with
Development Plan unless material considerations
indicate otherwise
Some Material Considerations
Scottish Planning Policy
Planning history of site
Residential amenity
Landscape/townscape impact
Impact on built & natural heritage e.g designated
sites, protected species, scenic areas
Design – materials, height, scale, massing, layout and
relationship to surroundings
Public access rights
Road access, parking, road safety
Economic benefit
Legitimate public concern/support on planning matter
Environmental/Other Planning
Matters
Historic environment – policy/strategy, conservation area
designation/appraisals/management plans, listing proposals
Natural Environment – wildlife (sites and species), landscape
Tree Preservation/Enforcement - TPOs, TWAs
Outdoor Access
Implementation - projects
Ayr THI
Loudoun Hall & Forecourt
Dunure Castle & Dovecot
Dailly Trails Bridge
Varyag Memorial
Giant Gnomon, Prestwick
Questions ?